Synopsis: John McPhee brings his expertise as a naturalist (and fisherman) to bear on the shad, exploring the fish's biology and its history, and including many of McPhee's own entertaining and enlightening anecdotes from the river. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
Available Editions
The Founding Fish ISBN: 9780374104443 | Farrar Straus & Giroux | 2002 | English